| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fresh) SG - Dale Labarge (fresh) SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) PF - Fred Combs (fresh) C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fresh) SG - Neil Barnes (fresh) SF - Donald Leland (fresh) PF - James Light (fresh) C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | James Light wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Evansville | Donald Leland drills a jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Fred Combs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Light - foul #1 on James Light, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:32 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Neil Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Combs | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Creighton | George Marcucci loses the dribble to Donald Leland | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Evansville | Donald Leland can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Neil Barnes is called for the reach on Dale Labarge - foul #1 on Neil Barnes, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Creighton | Fred Combs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dale Labarge | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Creighton | James Light picks off the pass by Fred Combs | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Evansville | Michael Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Light | 5-7 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | George Marcucci clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | Neil Barnes connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Phillips | 5-9 |
| 17:28 | Creighton | George Marcucci misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | James Light pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:08 | Evansville | James Light buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Fred Combs blows the layup | 5-12 |
| 16:45 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey tips it but misses | 5-12 |
| 16:44 | Creighton | Dale Labarge tips it in | 7-12 |
| 16:34 | Evansville | James Light double dribbles | 7-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), John Byers (SF), Francis Wooten (PF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Dale Labarge, Joseph Brown, Fred Combs, Benjamin Espey | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Jimmie Buffington (SG), Daniel Davidson (SF), Mike Hesson (PF), John Harding (C) Michael Phillips, Neil Barnes, Donald Leland, James Light, Clyde Johnson | |
| 16:15 | Creighton | Francis Wooten hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by George Marcucci | 9-12 |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington is fouled on the floor by Osvaldo Guerra - foul #1 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) SF - John Byers (fresh) PF - Francis Wooten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domingo Bermudez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Romeo (fresh) SG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) SF - Daniel Davidson (fresh) PF - Mike Hesson (fresh) C - John Harding (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Mike Hesson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Byers - foul #1 on John Byers, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (PF) Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Mike Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Mike Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:19 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Byers | 11-14 |
| 15:00 | Evansville | John Harding knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Francis Wooten - foul #1 on Francis Wooten, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Brown (SF), Benjamin Espey (C) John Byers, Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:00 | Evansville | John Harding misses the free throw | 11-16 |
| 15:00 | Creighton | Fred Combs pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 14:39 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-16 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Daniel Davidson gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 14:16 | Evansville | Mike Hesson is hacked by Fred Combs - foul #1 on Fred Combs, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG) Osvaldo Guerra | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (PG), James Silver (SF), James Light (PF), Clyde Johnson (C) Jimmie Buffington, Daniel Davidson, Mike Hesson, John Harding | |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Michael Phillips misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Espey - foul #1 on Benjamin Espey, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Leland (SF) John Romeo | |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Michael Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Michael Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:42 | Creighton | Francis Wooten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG) George Marcucci | |
| Subs | Evansville | Neil Barnes (SG) James Silver | |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 13:19 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Francis Wooten misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Light - foul #2 on James Light, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Combs (SF), Domingo Bermudez (C) Joseph Brown, Benjamin Espey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Hesson (PF) James Light | |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Francis Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Francis Wooten misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Michael Phillips snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Donald Leland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Phillips | 12-23 |
| 12:40 | Creighton | Fred Combs knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Byers | 14-23 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Michael Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Combs | 14-23 |
| 12:16 | Creighton | Fred Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG), Osvaldo Guerra (SG) Dale Labarge, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington (SG), John Harding (SF) Neil Barnes, Donald Leland | |
| 11:59 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Francis Wooten grabs the board | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) SF - John Byers (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wooten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) SF - John Harding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Hesson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Creighton | John Byers is hacked by John Harding - foul #1 on John Harding, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Brown (SF), Benjamin Espey (C) John Byers, Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Daniel Davidson (SF) Michael Phillips, Clyde Johnson | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Harding - foul #2 on John Harding, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Marie (PF) Fred Combs | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Silver (SF), Clyde Johnson (C) Mike Hesson, John Harding | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 11:22 | Evansville | George Marcucci steals the ball from Daniel Davidson | 15-23 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is fouled on the floor by Clyde Johnson - foul #1 on Clyde Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG) Osvaldo Guerra | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Fred Marie blows the dunk | 15-23 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Daniel Davidson gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 10:32 | Creighton | Fred Marie pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Dale Labarge drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Benjamin Espey | 18-23 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Daniel Davidson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Fred Combs (SF), Francis Wooten (PF) George Marcucci, Joseph Brown, Fred Marie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (PG), Neil Barnes (SG), Donald Leland (SF), Mike Hesson (PF) John Romeo, Jimmie Buffington, James Silver, Clyde Johnson | |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Daniel Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Daniel Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:48 | Creighton | Dale Labarge drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Espey | 21-24 |
| 09:33 | Evansville | Benjamin Espey steps in front of the Mike Hesson pass | 21-24 |
| 09:17 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (PG), Domingo Bermudez (C) Dale Labarge, Benjamin Espey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clyde Johnson (C) Daniel Davidson | |
| 09:01 | Evansville | Fred Combs picks off the pass by Donald Leland | 21-24 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Fred Combs makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Byers | 24-24 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Donald Leland makes the 3 from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Fred Combs drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Donald Leland - foul #1 on Donald Leland, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG), Joseph Brown (SF) John Byers, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Mike Hesson grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Donald Leland hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Phillips | 26-29 |
| 07:57 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | George Marcucci grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 07:46 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Wooten | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - George Marcucci (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) PF - Fred Combs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wooten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mike Hesson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Michael Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Joseph Brown is hacked by Mike Hesson - foul #1 on Mike Hesson, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Labarge (SG), Fred Marie (PF), Benjamin Espey (C) Osvaldo Guerra, Fred Combs, Francis Wooten | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Jimmie Buffington (SG), James Silver (SF) Michael Phillips, Neil Barnes, Donald Leland | |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Benjamin Espey - foul #2 on Benjamin Espey, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (C) Benjamin Espey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Davidson (PF) Mike Hesson | |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Clyde Johnson makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 06:32 | Creighton | George Marcucci misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Fred Marie snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Daniel Davidson takes the ball from Dale Labarge | 31-34 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SF), Fred Combs (PF) Joseph Brown, Fred Marie | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Dale Labarge loses the dribble to Jimmie Buffington | 31-34 |
| 05:27 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Fred Combs connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Marcucci | 33-36 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | John Romeo can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Marcucci - foul #1 on George Marcucci, team foul #8 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Wooten (PF) George Marcucci | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Leland (SF), Mike Hesson (PF) James Silver, Daniel Davidson | |
| 05:11 | Evansville | John Romeo makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | John Romeo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Fred Combs clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 04:54 | Evansville | Mike Hesson grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | Donald Leland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Mike Hesson hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Fred Combs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Dale Labarge grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Dale Labarge is hacked by Jimmie Buffington - foul #1 on Jimmie Buffington, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Fred Marie (PF), Benjamin Espey (C) John Byers, Fred Combs, Francis Wooten, Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (PG), Neil Barnes (SG), James Silver (SF), James Light (PF), John Harding (C) John Romeo, Jimmie Buffington, Donald Leland, Mike Hesson, Clyde Johnson | |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Dale Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Dale Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Fred Marie picks off the pass by Neil Barnes | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Dale Labarge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osvaldo Guerra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Marie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Espey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neil Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Silver (fresh) PF - James Light (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Harding (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra misses the shot from the right side | 35-40 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Michael Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | James Light hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Phillips | 35-42 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Dale Labarge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 37-42 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | James Silver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 02:35 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Benjamin Espey | 37-42 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | Osvaldo Guerra buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Labarge | 40-42 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Neil Barnes is hacked by Osvaldo Guerra - foul #2 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #9 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | George Marcucci (PG), Fred Combs (PF) Dale Labarge, Fred Marie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Leland (SF) James Silver | |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Neil Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Benjamin Espey grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | Fred Combs's layup is rejected by Donald Leland | 40-42 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | John Harding snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Neil Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Osvaldo Guerra - foul #3 on Osvaldo Guerra, team foul #10 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Byers (SG), Francis Wooten (PF) Osvaldo Guerra, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Hesson (PF), Daniel Davidson (C) James Light, John Harding | |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Neil Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Neil Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Neil Barnes makes the 3rd free throw | 40-45 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | George Marcucci drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Byers | 42-45 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Michael Phillips travels with the ball | 42-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Domingo Bermudez (C) Benjamin Espey | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Jimmie Buffington (SG) Michael Phillips, Neil Barnes | |
| 01:15 | Creighton | George Marcucci drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Byers | 45-45 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Donald Leland misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Fred Combs - foul #2 on Fred Combs, team foul #11 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Brown (SF) Domingo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Donald Leland misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Donald Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Francis Wooten | 45-45 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | John Byers knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington scores on a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Fred Combs scores on a floater from the right block | 50-48 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Donald Leland misses long on a fullcourt shot | 50-48 |